Students by ISCED level, age and sex in Ireland
Ireland: Students by ISCED level, age and sex was 1.19 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Students by ISCED level, age and sex in Ireland, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 1.19 million for students by isced level, age and sex in 2012. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, age and sex in Ireland peaked at 1.19 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 986,779, in 2001.
Ireland ranks 21st of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 997,046 | 994,063 | 1.00 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.03 million | 986,779 | 1.08 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million | 1.16 million | 1.19 million | 3 |
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More education data for Ireland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 42,162 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, age and sex in Ireland?
- Students by isced level, age and sex in Ireland was 1.19 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, age and sex recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, age and sex recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 986,779 in 2001.
- How does Ireland rank for students by isced level, age and sex?
- Ireland ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, age and sex rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, age and sex (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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